The Parents Opt-in Protection Act amends the General Education Provisions Act to include more precise language that ensures students are not required to submit to surveys, analyses, or evaluations that reveal personal information about them or their families without prior written parental consent.
Goals
- Defend family privacy in schools.
- Prevent government overreach.
- Increase parental involvement in childhood education.
Analysis
Children are being asked questions about drugs, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the like in schools. These are sensitive, delicate topics that parents either prefer to discuss with their children privately or to have introduced to their children at a time of their choosing. Parents deserve to have a say in their children’s education, and the Parents Opt-in Protection Act works towards ensuring that they do.